Group 16 Flashcards
1
Q
Volatile
A
Evaporates easily; easily angered; emotional; changeable; unstable
2
Q
Loquacious
A
Talkative; using too many words
3
Q
Pedagogy
A
Science of teaching
4
Q
Allusion
A
Indirect reference
5
Q
Derivative
A
Unoriginal
6
Q
Sparse
A
Thin; not thick
7
Q
Assuage
A
To make less; to subdue; to relieve; to calm
8
Q
Jeopardize
A
Put at risk
9
Q
Dowager
A
An elderly woman at elevate social status
10
Q
Desolate
A
Lonely; devoid of life; feeling very sad and hopeless
11
Q
Equivocal
A
Ambiguous; something that can be interpreted in more than one way
12
Q
Irrefutable
A
Cannot be proved wrong
13
Q
Equivocate
A
Speak ambiguously/ vaguely
14
Q
Disposition
A
Tendency; personality
15
Q
Ossified
A
Become fixed and rigid
16
Q
Sanctity
A
Holiness
17
Q
Inherent
A
Inbuilt; genetic
18
Q
Implacable
A
Cannot be appeased; relentless
19
Q
Proximity
A
Closeness
20
Q
Egotistical
A
Selfish
